By Hockey fans likely know that the NHL Playoffs are just about underway, so what better timing for Distinctive Games to announce their brand new Android game available exclusively for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play – Hockey Nations 2011! Embedding of the video was disabled so click the screenshot below to jump directly to YouTube.
The folks at Sony Ericsson have been taking slap shots for quite awhile with the game now and their only complaint is the game needs a level in between Medium (which they dominate) and Hard (which they get dominated). One YouTuber asked a question that some may claim is ridiculous but I tend to agree with: is there fighting?
Fighting is an integral part of the actual sport itself – like it or not. While you could debate the merits of the real-life fights in hockey, they’re a core element to video game hockey and I indeed vote for fighting! In real life, however, I view hockey fights as a pretty hokey spectacle for a sport dying to catch on in America. I mean, come on ref, how hard is it to split them up? Sheesh.
Sorry for the tirade. If you’ve got the Xperia Play, give the game a go and let us know how you fare!
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BAD. ASS.
btw, GO PREDS!!!!!!!!!!
More than I hate new phones coming out every other month, is the fact that I’ve got a darn nice phone, that never gets any after market love. Games come out as exclusive to another device, new products or services that should be 100% compatible with my device are only available on the “newest” devices. Don’t even get me started on AT&T’s asinine reasons for only making Uverse apps available to phones sold by AT&T Mobile.
And fighting in hockey is part of hockey. Who cares if Hockey isn’t as popular as Basketball, or Baseball, or anything else you try and compare it to. It’s enjoyed voraciously by it’s fans, and there are plenty of them. It doesn’t matter if it’s the #1 sport, it serves it’s purposes to the fans, the players, the owners and the advertisers. I don’t care if it is “dying to catch on” not everything has to be enjoyed by everyone or it’s a failure. It’s all about choice, remember?
I love Android, I love Hockey, I love choosing the things that others are missing out on.
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Its not the fact that hockey fights arent hard to break up and the fights are allowed to continue so people will be attracted to the sport, hockey fights build momentum within the teams. Although hockey fights are essential, It does piss me off when i try to watch a game with someone or a “fan” in the crowd gets upset when they do not get to see a fight… GO KINGS!!!!!!!
Graphics look Mehh